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title: "REG - JPMorgan Sec.Plc Beazley PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Beazley plc"
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description: "J.P. Morgan Securities Plc disclosed dealings related to Beazley plc under Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code. On January 21, 2026, J.P. Morgan purchased 2,972,124 5p ordinary shares at a highest price of £11.6200 and sold 2,933,673 shares at a highest price of £11.6000. The firm is acting as Corporate Broker and Financial Adviser to Beazley plc. No other parties to the offer were disclosed. The announcement was made on January 22, 2026."
datetime: "2026-01-22T11:35:19.000Z"
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# REG - JPMorgan Sec.Plc Beazley PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Beazley plc

RNS Number : 9919P JPMorgan Securities Plc 22 January 2026

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1\. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:

J.P. Morgan Securities Plc

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Beazley plc

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Corporate Broker and Financial Adviser to Beazley Plc

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

21 January 2026

(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

N/A

2\. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchases/ sales

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,972,124

11.6200 GBP

11.2300 GBP

Sale

2,933,673

11.6000 GBP

11.2292 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

5p ordinary

Product description

e.g. CFD

Equity Swap

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Decrease Long

Decrease Short

Increase Long

Increase Short

Opening a long position

Opening a short position

Number of reference securities

928

243

14

2,558

26,367

33,196

18,614

529

19,238

2,645

4,855

5,200

869

4,508

628

586,665

4,434

110

745

10,820

26,872

3,528

11,343

409

60,239

3,418

468

1,956

693

1,158

61,571

120,853

663

703

25,997

12,732

4,997

72,708

28,201

14,992

677

216

553

2,459

8,600

1,554

773

1,442

59,830

2,401

32,738

23,020

357,381

110,064

25,000

19,401

553

12,629

57,520

253

7,035

5,192

2,250

116

7,570

1,079

9,104

1,933

10,289

328

25,000

8,324

15,649

4,062

4,587

153

201

2,304

7,278

5,009

314

132,416

5,250

16

883

1,713

472

982

1,362

2,589

35

2,689

2,647

3,308

165

105,932

2,783

1,889

906

3,262

1,869

2,617

4,787

5,251

2,889

33,337

90,189

1,600

100,000

Price per unit

11.2300 GBP

11.2303 GBP

11.2305 GBP

11.2311 GBP

11.2314 GBP

11.2709 GBP

11.3639 GBP

11.4190 GBP

11.4226 GBP

11.4411 GBP

11.5333 GBP

15.2547 GBP

11.2289 GBP

11.2292 GBP

11.2298 GBP

11.2300 GBP

11.2449 GBP

11.2638 GBP

11.2662 GBP

11.2734 GBP

11.2802 GBP

11.2924 GBP

11.2942 GBP

11.3064 GBP

11.3237 GBP

11.3304 GBP

11.3408 GBP

11.3716 GBP

11.3847 GBP

11.4062 GBP

11.4110 GBP

11.4276 GBP

11.4352 GBP

11.4452 GBP

11.4508 GBP

11.4624 GBP

11.4656 GBP

11.4734 GBP

11.4859 GBP

11.5128 GBP

11.5141 GBP

11.5200 GBP

11.5259 GBP

11.5299 GBP

11.5346 GBP

11.5364 GBP

11.5534 GBP

11.2295 GBP

11.2488 GBP

11.3138 GBP

11.4119 GBP

11.4262 GBP

11.2300 GBP

11.2307 GBP

11.2318 GBP

11.2583 GBP

11.2619 GBP

11.3118 GBP

11.3244 GBP

11.3311 GBP

11.3385 GBP

11.3405 GBP

11.3501 GBP

11.3803 GBP

11.3807 GBP

11.3943 GBP

11.3972 GBP

11.3981 GBP

11.4005 GBP

11.4007 GBP

11.4060 GBP

11.4090 GBP

11.4342 GBP

11.4507 GBP

11.4573 GBP

11.4607 GBP

11.4821 GBP

11.4995 GBP

11.5007 GBP

11.5057 GBP

11.5071 GBP

11.5081 GBP

11.5085 GBP

11.5100 GBP

11.5106 GBP

11.5107 GBP

11.5150 GBP

11.5152 GBP

11.5164 GBP

11.5165 GBP

11.5170 GBP

11.5206 GBP

11.5207 GBP

11.5217 GBP

11.5218 GBP

11.5281 GBP

11.5312 GBP

11.5334 GBP

11.5365 GBP

11.5505 GBP

11.5562 GBP

11.5597 GBP

11.5599 GBP

11.5607 GBP

11.5707 GBP

11.5726 GBP

11.2300 GBP

11.4888 GBP

11.2311 GBP

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

-   Class of relevant security
-   Product description e.g. call option
-   Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
-   Number of securities to which option relates
-   Exercise price per unit
-   Typee.g. American, European etc.
-   Expiry date
-   Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

-   Class of relevant security
-   Product descriptione.g. call option
-   Exercising/ exercised against
-   Number of securities
-   Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

-   Class of relevant security
-   Nature of dealinge.g. subscription, conversion
-   Details
-   Price per unit (if applicable)

3\. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

-   Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
-   None

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

-   Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
-   None

Date of disclosure:

22 January 2026

Contact name:

Hetvi Shah

Telephone number:

44 2034 936359

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0) 20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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